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The Rural Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge ST19 5PH · ruralenterpriseacademy.com · 01785 333360
On the mapSearch near ST19 5PH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 217
- 72% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 16.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade C (30.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼16.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.06 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.3 | +3 |
| Further education | 60 | −6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.4 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +3.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2016/17 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 students | C (30.7) | +0.35 | |
| 6 students | C (30.7) | +0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 10 | D+ (22.1) | -0.43 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 71 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 |
| Employment | 14 |
Ofsted
The Rural Enterprise Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Apr 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 42
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (52%) with SEND